Eurovision Young Musicians 2014 | |
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Dates | |
Semi-final 1 | 26 May 2014 |
Semi-final 2 | 27 May 2014 |
Final | 31 May 2014 |
Host | |
Venue | Semi-final: Funkhaus Wallrafplatz Final: Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany |
Presenter(s) | Sabine Heinrich |
Musical director | Kristiina Poska |
Directed by | Yves Zosso |
Executive supervisor | Vladislav Yakovlev |
Executive producer | Lothar Mattner |
Host broadcaster | Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) |
Website | www |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 14 |
Debuting countries | |
Returning countries | |
Non-returning countries | |
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Vote | |
Voting system | Each juror awarded a mark from 1–10 to each performer |
Winning musician | ![]() Ziyu He |
The Eurovision Young Musicians 2014 was the seventeenth edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians, held outside the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on 31 May 2014. [1] Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), musicians from fourteen countries participated in the televised final. This was the fifth time that the competition was held on an open-air stage. Germany previously hosted the contest in 2002. [1]
All participants performed a classical piece of their choice accompanied by the WDR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kristiina Poska. [1] This year, 14 countries participated in the contest. Malta and Moldova made their debut at the Eurovision Young Musicians. [2] Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Ukraine decided not to participate in this year's competition. Hungary returned for the first time since 2000. Sweden last took part in 2010, whilst Portugal had not entered since hosting in 1996.
Ziyu He of Austria won the contest, with Slovenia and Hungary placing second and third respectively. [3] In 2014, Austria also won the Eurovision Song Contest. [4]
Roncalliplatz, a square outside the Cologne Cathedral, was the host location for the 2014 edition of the Eurovision Young Musicians. [1]
Sabine Heinrich was the host of the 2014 contest. [1] Flying Steps performed as the interval act. [5]
The semi final stage of the contest was dropped this year, however a preliminary round was held over two days on 26 & 27 May and streamed live on youngmusicians.tv. Each musician was required to play for up to 15 minutes in this round and a maximum of five minutes in the Grand Final on 31 May. The international jury scored each musician and performance during the preliminary round. The scores were added to those given in the Grand Final to decide the three prize winners. [6] [7]
The candidates were accompanied by the WDR Symphony Orchestra, [8] under the leadership of Estonian conductor Kristiina Poska. [9] The winner will have a chance to appear with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015. [5]
All participating countries automatically qualified for the final on 31 May 2014. The semi final elimination stage was replaced by a two-day preliminary round, that was held on 26 and 27 May respectively at the Kleiner Sendesaal in WDR's Funkhaus Wallrafplatz. The professional jury awarded points in this round.
Draw [10] | Country | Performer | Instrument | Piece(s) |
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01 | ![]() | Sara Domjanić | Violin | 1)Sonata for Violin on C Minor, op.45, no.3 (1. mvt: Allegro molto ed appassionato) by Edvard Grieg |
02 | ![]() | Sonoko Miriam Shimano Welde | Violin | 1)Poème, Op.25 by Ernest Chausson |
03 | ![]() | Kurt Aquilina | Guitar | 1)August Lullaby by Marek Mancina arranged by Per-Olov Kindgren |
04 | ![]() | Gergely Devich | Cello | 1)Minuet in C Major by Haydn-Piatti |
05 | ![]() | Urban Stanič | Piano | 1)Sonata/Capriccio K20, E - Major by Domenico Scarlatti |
06 | ![]() | Ziyu He | Violin | 1)Violinkonzert KV 207, 1. Satz mit Kadenz von Kurt Guntner by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
07 | ![]() | Lucie Horsch | Recorder | 1)Sonata seconda (Renaissance sopraan) by Dario Castello |
Draw [10] | Country | Performer | Instrument | Piece(s) |
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08 | ![]() | Bartosz Kołsut | Accordion | 1)Praeludium and Fugue in h minor BWV 893 by Johann Sebastian Bach |
09 | ![]() | André Gunko | Cello | 1)Suite for solo cello - Intermezzo e danza finale by Gaspar Cassadó |
10 | ![]() | Vassilis Digos | Guitar | 1)Differencias Sobre Guardame las Vacas by Luys de Narvaez |
11 | ![]() | Judith Stapf | Violin | 1)Grand Caprice for violine solo op. 26 "Der Erlkönig" (according to the ballad of Franz Schubert) by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst / Franz Schubert |
12 | ![]() | Albin Uusijärvi | Viola | 1)Romanze op 85 by Max Bruch |
13 | ![]() | Martin Kot | Accordion | 1)Flick-Flack by Albert Vossen |
14 | ![]() | Livyka Shtirbu-Sokolov | Piano | 1)Prelude and Fugue no.2 A minor op.87 by Dmitri Shostakovich |
Awards were given to the top three countries. The table below highlights these using gold, silver, and bronze. The placing results of the remaining participants is unknown and never made public by the European Broadcasting Union. [11]
Draw | Country [12] | Performer | Instrument | Piece | Result |
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01 | ![]() | Livyka Shtirbu-Sokolov | Piano | Piano concerto by Liviu Shtirbu | - |
02 | ![]() | Sara Domjanić | Violin | Zigeunerweisen, op.20 by Pablo de Sarasate | - |
03 | ![]() | Kurt Aquilina | Guitar | Concerto de Aranquez by Joaquin Rodrigo | - |
04 | ![]() | Gergely Devich | Cello | Allegro appassionato Op.43 by Saint-Saëns | 03 |
05 | ![]() | Urban Stanič | Piano | Grande polonaise brillante, op. 22 E-flat major by Fryderyk Chopin | 02 |
06 | ![]() | Ziyu He | Violin | 2. Violinkonzert by Béla Bartók | 01 |
07 | ![]() | Bartosz Kołsut | Accordion | "Concerto Classico" part I by Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski | - |
08 | ![]() | Lucie Horsch | Recorder | Concerto per flautino in sol maggiore RV 443 by A. Vivaldi | - |
09 | ![]() | André Gunko | Cello | Cello Concerto op. 85, 2 mov Lento. Allegro molto by Edward Elgar | - |
10 | ![]() | Vassilis Digos | Guitar | Concerto in Re - M.C. Tedesco by M.C. Tedesco | - |
11 | ![]() | Judith Stapf | Violin | Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Opus 77, fourth movement: Burlesque: Allegro con brio - Presto by Dmitri Shostakovich | - |
12 | ![]() | Albin Uusijärvi | Viola | Viola concerto, 2nd movement by William Walton | - |
13 | ![]() | Martin Kot | Accordion | Flick-Flack by Albert Vossen | - |
14 | ![]() | Sonoko Miriam Shimano Welde | Violin | 3. movement from Violin Concerto no 1 in G minor, op. 26 by Max Bruch | - |
The list of jury members are as follows:
The contest was broadcast by the following broadcasters: [17]
Date of broadcast [17] | Country [17] | Station [17] |
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31 May 2014 | ![]() | HRT 2 |
![]() | ČT art | |
![]() | WDR Fernsehen (15-minute delay) | |
![]() | ERA 1 | |
![]() | M2 | |
![]() | TVM1 (50-minute delay) | |
![]() | Moldova 1 | |
Radio Moldova | ||
![]() | NRK1 | |
![]() | TVP Kultura | |
![]() | Antena 2 | |
![]() | www | |
![]() | RTVSLO2 | |
![]() | SVT2 | |
1 June 2014 | ![]() | ERT1 |
![]() | RTP2 | |
8 June 2014 | ![]() | ORF 2 |
9 June 2014 | ![]() | NTR |
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